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Katla UNESCO Global Geopark
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Witness the northern lights between September and March.Visit the Icelandic Lava Show in the town of Vík, an exhibition where lava from the 1918 Katla eruption is re-melted and flows into the exhibition room.Hike the Fimmvörðuháls trail from Skógar to Þórsmörk and between the Eyjafjallajökull volcano and the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap.
CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationIS
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 954,200 ha
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